Friday morning (ridiculously early) we got on a bus and started our journey. We stopped off to do some wine tasting at a vineyard with the most beautiful backdrop e
ver. 
It looked fake. Come to think of it, a lot of New Zealand looks fake at times. Anyway, the wine was tasty and it was fun to learn a bit about the history of the Wooing Tree. From there we went to the Kawarau Bridge where the first bungy jump ever was done, and so of course we all had to follow AJ Hackett's lead and do the jump ourselves down 43 meters. I wasn't nervous at all until I stood at the edge and looked down and I was thinking, "Wait, I have to jump off a bridge??" 
It was the sweetest sensation to be flying and I just want more adventure now =) I got some great photos with my wonderful Canon and here's just one of them! After that, we checked into our hostel and headed out for dinner at Speight's Ale House. I had some sort of whitefish that I can't pronounce which was really good and more wine (hey, it was included!) It took a long time to get our food since there were 30 of us in the group, so it was a nice long dinner before heading out for the evening.
ver. It looked fake. Come to think of it, a lot of New Zealand looks fake at times. Anyway, the wine was tasty and it was fun to learn a bit about the history of the Wooing Tree. From there we went to the Kawarau Bridge where the first bungy jump ever was done, and so of course we all had to follow AJ Hackett's lead and do the jump ourselves down 43 meters. I wasn't nervous at all until I stood at the edge and looked down and I was thinking, "Wait, I have to jump off a bridge??" It was the sweetest sensation to be flying and I just want more adventure now =) I got some great photos with my wonderful Canon and here's just one of them! After that, we checked into our hostel and headed out for dinner at Speight's Ale House. I had some sort of whitefish that I can't pronounce which was really good and more wine (hey, it was included!) It took a long time to get our food since there were 30 of us in the group, so it was a nice long dinner before heading out for the evening.Saturday morning we woke up to go jet boating! The drivers of these things are crazy because they're going at 80 kph and they get so close to the canyon walls before deciding to do a 360 turn. 
It was definitely a thrilling morning! We were given free time to explore town, so Rachel and I walked around in search of jandals for her (what we all call "flip flops") and also for some lunch. We ate at this place called FergBurger and the burgers there were 
gigantic. Huge I'm talking. Like the size of your face probably. Anyway, next we were off for a tramp up to Queenstown Hill which proved to be another wonderful view. The Remarkables are the mountains that border the town and we got some good shots of them. That night we went out dancing and had a tonnnn of fun meeting people and such.
It was definitely a thrilling morning! We were given free time to explore town, so Rachel and I walked around in search of jandals for her (what we all call "flip flops") and also for some lunch. We ate at this place called FergBurger and the burgers there were gigantic. Huge I'm talking. Like the size of your face probably. Anyway, next we were off for a tramp up to Queenstown Hill which proved to be another wonderful view. The Remarkables are the mountains that border the town and we got some good shots of them. That night we went out dancing and had a tonnnn of fun meeting people and such.Sunday, our last day in Queenstown, was very relaxing. We took a gondola ride up to a luging track and took a few runs down that before we had a light lunch in the park. And some really good gelato (fig and pistachios!) I met some sweet people this weekend and got closer with the ones I already knew. All in all, it was a fun weekend!
This week will be filled with reading so that I can go away again this weekend. My calendar is getting pretty full and I'm looking forward to having some visitors in a few weeks' time! Cheers--
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